Our Creative Library
Here is a list of books the members of Kingston Fibre Artists have read, used, dipped into, borrowed (the public library, each other…), found in used book shops or antique markets, gifted by someone who knows them really well (by the books and publications they have to shift to sit on the sofa!) It will remind us of what we have on our shelves or available from the library which we forgot about and need to revisit.
We hope this will inspire you (and us). There are many bookshops around, for old and new books then there are used book ‘shops’ online carrying cared for used books as many of these books can be costly, especially new. Some may be out of print.
Remember, however, if you can afford to purchase books new, you will be supporting other creative minds.
Making a Life – Working by Hand and Discovering the Life You Are Meant to Live by Melanie Falick 2019
Why do we make things by hand? And why do we make them beautiful? Led by the question of why working with our hands remains vital and valuable in the modern world, author and maker Melanie Falick went on a transformative, inspiring journey.
Off the Wall – American Art to Wear 2019 from the Philadelphia Museum of Art Store
Mary Schoeser (Contributor), Julie Schafler Dale (Contributor), Dilys E. Blum (Editor)
Exploring the origins and lasting significance of a dynamic, subversive, and interactive art form
Paper Illusions by Isabelle De Borchgrave Abrams NY 2008 by Barbara Stoeltie (Author), Rene Stoeltie (Author), Hubert de Givenchy (Introduction)
Belgian artist, designer, and interior decorator Isabelle de Borchgrave has created exquisite paper dresses evoking high fashions from the courts of the Medici in the Renaissance to the legendary Fortuny silks of the early 20th century.
Dictionary of Fiber & Technology 1999
Textiles to Fabric Textbook adapted and metricated by Mary Humphries, Teaching Master, Textiles, Fashion Department Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology, Willowdale ON.
From the text of the same name by Dr. Bernard P. Corbman
Art in Felt & Stitch by Moy Mackay. 2012 Moy Mackay reveals how you too can create beautiful pictures using felt.
Embroidering the Everyday by Cas Holmes. Inspiration and practical tips on incorporating the everyday into textile art.
From Felt to Fabric – New Techniques in Nuno Felting by Catherine O’Leary
Acclaimed fiber artist Catherine O’Leary introduces her distinctive, painterly approach to nuno felting with trademark techniques that make the craft easier to master, more creative, and more personal.